Adjustable tubular metal school desk and seat



July 3, 1951 1. A. BRUCHET 2,559,396

ADJU$TABLE TUBULAR METAL SCHOOL. DESK AND SEAT Filed Dec. 26, 1946 2 Sheet's-Sheet 1 INVE MTOR 'vLne A. Bruclwet A rney July 3, 195 1 A; BRUQZHET 2,559,396

ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR METAL SCHOOL DESK AND SEAT Filed Dec. 26. 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEMTOR lrine Bruchet Attorney Patented July 3, 1951 ADJUSTABLE TUBULAR METAL SCHOOL DESK AND SEAT Irvine A. Bruchet, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Application December 26, 1946, Serial No. 718,491

2 Claims. 1 This invention relates to school desk and seat and more particularly to an adjustable tubular metal school desk and seat.

School desks of standard construction must be designed in a plurality of sizes to acc0mmodate pupils of different ages and sizes. With the fast growing children the necessity of storing a large number of various sizes of school desks and seats necessitates large and unwanted storage space. My invention provides for one school desk and seat that is adjustable and will accommodate pupils of any size and age.

The primary object of my invention is therefore the provision of a school desk and seat embodying adjustable means whereby one design of my invention only will be necessary to accommodate pupils of various ages and sizes.

A further object is that the desk is separable from the seat and that the said seat is also separable from the base of both seat and desk, therefore, requiring very little space for shipping and that all parts comprising the assembly of a desk and seat may be packed in a comparatively small bundle.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a structure that will be durable in use and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View that may appear while the description proceeds the invention consists in the novel arrangements of parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my invention showing a desk and seat in the assembled posi tion;

Fig. 2 shows an end elevational View of a plurality of seats and desks arranged in a tier or row as they would most likely be set up in a school room;

Fig. 8 is a constructional detail of the base on which the desk and seat are attached;

Fig. 4 shows one of the members supporting the desk and telescoping with the base to provide height adjustment;

Fig. 5, perspective detailed view of the seat and back rest supporting member.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views it will be seen the invention consists of a sub stantially U-shaped base member Ill, the front member i l of which is bent at right angle to the base !0, and contains a plurality of apertures 12 to provide height adjustment to the seat member 13.

The seat and back rest supporting member [3 is slidably inserted over the front upright mem-. ber H of the base Ill. An aperture [4 in the seat and back rest supporting member 13 engages with a holding pin (not shown) and maintains said seat and back rest supporting member at the height required to accommodate the user.

The seat and back rest supporting member I3 is made of a single length of tubing. The back supporting portion I5 is substantially U-shaped with the two leg members l6 parallel and having at their lower extremity a radiused portion i! and ends it extending outward at right angle to members I 6 in the same general direction thus forming the seat supporting portion. The seat supporting portion [3 also terminates with a downward radial sweep with the extending members I9 bent at substantially right angle to the seat supporting portion.

The desk supporting member 20 consists of a single length of tubing bent at right angle. The horizontal portion of said member 20 is flattened so as to oifer a larger supporting area 2| for the desk. The upright leg 22 is drilled at 23 and when adjusted over the apertures 24 of the rear upright member of the base l0, said drilled hole 23 will receive and securely hold therein a looking or holding pin (not shown).

The rear upright member of the base l0 contains a plurality of apertures 24 to provide comparatively large adjustment for the desk supporting member or bracket 20.

As may be seen in the accompanying drawings the base It! extends beyond the vertical member 25 of the base to provide a longer floor bearing surface 26.

The seat, back support and desk may be fastened to the supporting members by any suitable conventional ways. The desk proper 2'! consists of the standard construction of school desks, having an inkwell 28 imbedded therein. The slanted writing surface 29 may be hinged at 3B or the end 3! may be left open so that the books may be inserted therein.

It is believed that the construction and advantages of the structure shown may be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs takenv in conjunction with the accompanying drawings with out further detail description.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it is understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of cooperating parts may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. An article of furniture comprising a base member composed of spaced parallel rods having one of their ends bent upwardly to form front standards and their opposite ends reversely curved and then bent upwardly to provide rear standards, a U shape tubular frame having its free ends telescopically fitted over the front standards of said base member, said frame being angularly bent to form a horizontal seat portion in superposed relation to the base member and an upright back rest, and a second U shape tubular frame having its free ends telescopically fitted over the rear standards of said base member, said second frame being bent to provide a horizontal desk supporting portion in superposed relation to the curved ends of said base member.

2. An article of furniture comprising a base member composed of spaced parallel rods having their front ends bent upwardly and their rear ends reversely curved and then bent upwardly, a seat frame formed of tubular metal bent U shape to form parallel arms, the free ends of said arms being bent downwardly for telescopic engagement with the front ends of said base member and the connected ends of said arms REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 15 Number Name Date 766,020 Collins July 26, 1904 872,498 Cleveland Dec. 3, 1907 1,182,621 Bain May 9, 1916 1,568,211 Conwall Jan. 5, 1926 1,883,322 Abbott Oct. 18, 1932 1,970,874 Yawman Aug. 21, 1934 2,063,780 Ba11 Dec. 8, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS 25 Number 7 Country Date 131,562 Great Britain Aug. 10, 1919 

